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Check out some highly rated heritage Airbnb properties in Ahmedabad that are more than a century old but don’t cost a fortune! Enjoy the basic amenities of a hotel while you revel in the local cuisine, colour and hospitality. The…

For art lovers. For the history buffs. For the anthropologists. For the science enthusiasts. For the conservationists. For the curious minds. These museums are for all. Tucked away in a bygone era, these lesser-known museums of Ahmedabad have some amazing…

The Crown of Thorns worn by Jesus during the crucifixion, colourful stained rose windows, one of the world’s largest organs, and various other relics, paintings and sculptures were present in the Notre Dame de Paris during the fire. Do they…

With Amdavad Yatra stroll with us on the trails of the old stories of India’s first world heritage city Ahmedabad. Know about the history in this heritage walk video. Ahmedabad has always been a melting pot of various cultures and…

608 years ago, Ahmedabad began its journey towards becoming the urban hub of culture it is today. And the city’s recent status as a UNESCO World Heritage City has put it on the map. So what is the story of…

Imagine what it would be like to experience the world from within it. This stained glass globe made in 1935 takes you back in time to a world marred by World Wars, in a journey from within it. Find out about…

Find out what makes the architecture of the first free library in the United States stand out. Take a visual tour of this eclectic collage of art, architecture, religion and literature at the Boston Public Library. Boston Public Library, McKim Building As you…

When an elevated highway is demolished to make way for a park, how does Art respond to such contrast? Find out how the Rose Kennedy Greenway park in Boston is serving as a bustling canvas for artists. When an elevated highway…

Ahmedabad is set to receive a Diwali gift in the form of a brand new culture space, 079 stories. Envisioned by art lover Purva Damani and designed by Khushnu Panthaki Hoof and Sonke Hoof, 079 stories will be a one-of-its-kind…

8 young graduates from CEPT University are exploring new techniques of construction with local communities in remote places of India, by building schools and public places. When the Pritzker Prize was awarded to Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi this year, he…

A marvel of engineering and architecture, the Middle East’s new Louvre museum boldly draws connections across Eastern and Western cultures. As scorching sunlight strikes the Louvre’s gigantic dome, the sprawling museum is sprinkled by a ‘rain of light’. It is…

A dream world that Ahmedabad deserves! The Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum, by Sanjay Lalbhai and Jayshree Lalbhai, houses a coming-together of art like never before in the city, that is open for all. I could not detect a single moment when…

In the growing heritage awareness scenario of Ahmedabad, the Centre for Heritage Management has played a significant role in nourishing cultural forces that cultivate the legacy of the city. Management in Heritage April 18th, is celebrated across the world as…

The art of celebrated Modernist Artist and founder member of Kanoria Centre for Arts, Piraji Sagara, is relived at Art 17 this March. Know about his life and creative journey through the words of his friends and family BV Doshi,…

Over the past 12 years, she has left a visual imprint in Indian cinema, through works such as ‘The Lunchbox’, ‘Taare Zameen Par’, ‘Sikandar’, the short film ‘Masterchef’, and the play ‘Einstein’. During her college days as an architecture student…

Architecture critic Aaron Betsky writes on Hadid: “She sees like a camera. She perceives the city in slow motion, in pans, swoops and close-ups, in jump-cuts and narrative rhythms.” Then more dramatically, perhaps making her a cinematographer who relies heavily…

If at some point, you have sat inside Ahmedabad’s Patang revolving restaurant and pictured yourself enjoying a stroll at the Sabarmati Riverfront promenade, there’s a traffic of thoughts that confront you. You want to know the brains that created these…

Let’s face it. We know little about our architects, who mostly go un-applauded. It is quite alarming considering that India has such a diversely rich architectural tradition, one that has in many ways given to the contemporary architecture. Here’s CY…

With the invention of the television, photography and the internet, our love of pictures has grown dramatically over the last century. While bibliophiles lament the resultant loss in reading habits today, a medium does exist that bridges this proverbial divide…

Identifiable by its brightly painted red supporting frame, the new building for Manav Seva School perches atop roofs of existing houses in Shankar Bhuvan community in Ahmedabad. When the number of students coming to this school had begun to burgeon…

He designs homes like a poet writes poetry. With a tinge of romance, a stream of thought and enough meaning to enable delightful acceptance. Architect Hiren Patel won’t use too many words, he’ll let the wall speak, make the garden…

Charles Correa was a young man of 28 when he got the opportunity to design a museum housing documents from Gandhi’s life on the banks of the Sabarmati river. This was the place where Gandhi had set up his ashram,…

Few people realize that there is a strong connection between water and women, as they descend into the subterranean Adalaj or Bai Harir stepwell and feel the changing dampness and temperature. Queens, mothers, daughters, mistresses and goddesses – various women…

The living of old city in Ahmedabad can be perceived as a layered dense cluster within a cluster enchanted by communal engagement. Several layers of spaces richly facilitated by engagement and character when laid together shapes up a pol, a…

Streaming platforms like Netflix have enabled new cinema to emerge in exciting ways and these often turn out to be great alternatives to mainstream cinema. What makes this phenomenon possible? We explore. I’m 10 minutes into watching Nanette on Netflix…

Check out some highly rated heritage Airbnb properties in Ahmedabad that are more than a century old but don’t cost a fortune! Enjoy the basic amenities of a hotel while you revel in the local cuisine, colour and hospitality. The…

Let’s know Shubigi Rao, who has recently been selected as the curator for the 2020 Kochi Muziris Biennale, for her “exceptional acumen and inventive sensibilities” The format of the art biennale to showcase contemporary visual art, across the world is modeled on…

In this piece 64 year old Dr Yatin Desai, shares with CY his inspiring story of how to scale towering mountains with utmost ease and how this life adventure activity can shape human character and health. Chances are high that…

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